(19)
(11) EP 1 086 664 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/13

(21) Application number: 00120744.8

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 2/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 24.09.1999 US 405562

(71) Applicant: World Medical Manufacturing Corporation
Sunrise, FL 33325 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wijeratne, Lalith Hiran
    Cooper City, FL 33328 (US)
  • Greenan, Trevor
    Miami, FL 33133 (US)
  • Lostetter, Timothy Wade
    Cooper City, FL 33328 (US)

(74) Representative: TER MEER STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR 
Patentanwälte, Mauerkircherstrasse 45
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


(54) Apparatus for delivering an endoluminal prosthesis


(57) The present invention relates to an apparatus for deploying and endoluminal prosthesis. The apparatus includes a flexible compressible push rod that allows the catheter to be easily maneuvered through tortuous vessels while providing sufficient deployment force.






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